I didn’t fall in love with all issues gingerbread till just a few years in the past after I made these INCREDIBLE ginger molasses cookies with a chewy, spicy center and crispy sugar coated edges. After my first chunk, I knew that I’d be a gingerbread lover for all times.

To not point out these fabulous little gingersnap cookies from Dealer Joe’s… have you ever had them? Harmful is what they’re.

Talking of my love for gingerbread, in the present day I’m resharing a straightforward gluten free gingerbread cake recipe which you can’t assist however fall in love with! Not solely is it made in a single bowl, however it’s additionally gluten free and ideal for Christmas morning brunch or anytime you’re feeling a vacation snack or dessert.

This gingerbread cake recipe is SO MOIST (I do know we hate that phrase) however it’s really pleasant and nearly a cross between a cake and a bar. My husband, who actually doesn’t even like gingerbread treats, LOVED this cake, and earlier than I knew it had even eaten half of the pan. That’s how you already know it’s REAL GOOD.

Components in gluten free gingerbread cake

This straightforward gingerbread cake is made with easy components you in all probability have already got in your pantry or fridge. Whoo hoo!

• Coconut oil: you’ll want melted coconut oil to present the cake moisture.
• Sweetener: we’re sweetening this gingerbread cake with pure maple syrup and blackstrap molasses for true gingerbread taste.
• Egg: you’ll want 1 egg on this recipe to assist the cake bake up correctly.
• Milk: a little bit milk (I like to make use of unsweetened almond milk) provides further moisture.
• Flour: to maintain the cake gluten free we’re utilizing a mixture of nice blanched almond flour and oat flour.
• Spices: the fantastic mixture of floor ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and a little bit salt are important to the gingerbread taste as nicely!
• Baking staples: you’ll additionally want baking powder (not baking soda) and vanilla extract. Learn to make your individual vanilla extract right here!
• For the frosting: prime this attractive gingerbread cake with a easy cream cheese frosting constructed from butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.

Make this gluten free gingerbread cake your individual

What I really like about this straightforward gingerbread cake is which you can really make it your individual based mostly in your preferences! Listed below are some choices:

1. High with a cream cheese frosting. That is how I usually serve it. Typically I even add the zest of 1 lemon + 1 tablespoon lemon juice to the frosting for a lemon cream cheese frosting. You might additionally do an orange cream cheese frosting with the identical quantities!
2. Add chocolate chips. Skip the frosting and fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips of option to the batter! You might do semi-sweet, darkish chocolate, white chocolate and even dairy free chocolate chips. YUM.
3. Serve with powdered sugar + berries. High with a dusting of powdered sugar and berries to maintain it dairy free.

Can I make it dairy free or vegan?

Be at liberty to make use of dairy free butter and dairy free cream cheese to maintain all the cake dairy free. Alternatively, you should utilize one of many dairy free toppings above!

I haven’t examined this cake utilizing a flax egg rather than the common egg, however I feel it ought to work nicely!

Methods to make your individual oat flour

As a substitute of shopping for oat flour, you possibly can simply make your individual gluten free oat flour by merely inserting licensed gluten free oats right into a blender and mixing/pulsing till they’re clean and resemble flour. That is in all probability the most cost effective choice, too! Take a look at my tutorial with all of my greatest suggestions & tips.

Personally, I LOVE utilizing a mixture of each oat flour and almond flour for a chewy, moist crumb on this cake.

Can I take advantage of all goal flour?

Sadly, I can’t suggest utilizing all goal flour on this recipe as I don’t assume the cake texture will prove the identical. You’ll want the gluten-free flour mix of almond flour and oat flour!

Ideas for making the proper wholesome gingerbread cake

• Use room temp components. Ensure that your egg is at room temperature and your coconut oil is cooled earlier than you combine the moist components collectively in any other case the chilly eggs will coagulate with the recent coconut oil. Merely run your egg below heat water for a couple of minutes to convey it to room temp. This goes for the cream cheese and butter within the frosting, too, so as to simply beat it collectively! Don’t microwave the butter or cream cheese or it can destroy the frosting. Merely set out the components earlier than you start baking your cake and by the point it’s executed baking and cooling, they’ll be able to go!
• Pack your almond flour. That’s proper, you’ll wish to pack the almond flour similar to you’d with brown sugar, No must pack the oat flour.
• Cool the cake. Earlier than including that fluffy cream cheese frosting, make certain that your cake is totally cooled in any other case the frosting will soften on prime.

Methods to retailer & freeze gluten free gingerbread cake

• To retailer: I like to recommend storing the cake coated within the fridge for as much as 5 days.
• To freeze: be happy to freeze this cake both frosted or unfrosted for as much as 2 months. I like to recommend freezing it unfrosted in particular person layers for greatest outcomes. First, wrap every particular person layer in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil, after which place the truffles in a zip-top freezer bag or hermetic container. If you’re able to serve it, merely thaw it within the fridge in a single day after which let the cake come to room temperature earlier than serving.

Extra gingerbread recipes you’ll love

I hope you’re keen on this straightforward gluten free gingerbread cake! Should you make it, please depart a remark beneath and fee the recipe letting me know the way you favored it. I respect it! xo.

One Bowl Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 15 minutes minutes

Whole Time 30 minutes minutes

ServesServes 12 slices

Scrumptious, straightforward gingerbread cake made proper in a single bowl! This gluten free gingerbread snacking cake is made with a mixture of oat and almond flour, heat spices and is sweetened with pure maple syrup and blackstrap molasses.

Components

• Moist components
• ¼ cup coconut oil, melted and funky sufficient to the touch (or sub melted butter)
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• ¼ cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 egg, at room temperature (crucial)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of selection)
• Dry components
• 1 cup oat flour
• 1 cup packed nice blanched almond flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons floor ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• For the frosting:
• ¼ cup butter or vegan butter, at room temperature
• 4 ounces cream cheese or vegan cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 levels F. Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray to stop sticking.

• In a big bowl, whisk collectively the next components till clean: coconut oil (ensuring it’s melted however cooled sufficient to the touch), pure maple syrup, molasses, egg, vanilla extract and almond milk.

• Subsequent add the dry components to the bowl: oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, floor ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Combine collectively till batter is clean and nicely mixed.

• Pour batter into ready pan and clean prime with a spatula. Bake for 15-20 minutes or till tester comes out clear. Permit cake to utterly cool.

• For the frosting: add butter and cream cheese to the bowl of an electrical mixer; beat on excessive till clean and creamy, about 1 minute. Subsequent add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat on medium velocity till nicely mixed. Should you like a creamier frosting, be happy so as to add a tablespoon of milk and blend once more.

• Frost cake with an offset spatula, then sprinkle with a little bit cinnamon to make fairly. Minimize into 12 slices and serve.

Recipe Notes

To make dairy free: use dairy free butter and cream cheese within the frosting, or serve with powdered sugar, and berries or fold in dairy free chocolate chips into the batter as a substitute.
See the complete publish for suggestions, tips, and methods to customise this cake!
 

Diet

Serving: 1slice with out frostingEnergy: 178calCarbohydrates: 19.1gProtein: 3.6gFats: 10.4gSaturated Fats: 4.4gFiber: 1.9gSugar: 8.3g

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Formidable Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats

This publish was initially printed on December nineteenth, 2019, and republished on December seventh, 2023.